Cyclonic stripping blade

Abstract

A blade assembly is provided for use in a wire stripping system, where the blade assembly includes a first blade including a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the second opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening. The blades impart a rotation force on the wire to cause the cutting surfaces to make a depth-controlled circumferential cut in the sheath around the entire wire.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for severing a portion of an insulating material sheath from a wire, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a blade assembly including a first blade having a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first flat guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the opening including a second flat guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening; 
 b) positioning a wire including an insulating material sheath thereon between the first blade and the second blade; and 
 c) engaging the first blade and the second blade with the insulating material sheath, wherein the step of engaging the first blade and the second blade with the insulating material sheath simultaneously rotates and cuts the sheath. 
 
     
     
       2. A method for severing a portion of an insulating material sheath from a wire, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a blade assembly including a first blade having a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first flat guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the opening including a second flat guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening; 
 b) positioning a wire including an insulating material sheath thereon between the first blade and the second blade; and 
 c) engaging the first blade and the second blade with the insulating material sheath, 
 wherein the first cutting opening includes a first cutting edge connected to the first cutting surface and the first guiding surface, and the second opening includes a second cutting edge connected to the second cutting surface and the second guiding surface, and wherein the method further comprises the step of engaging the sheath within the first and second cutting edges after engaging the sheath with the first or second cutting surfaces and first or second guiding surfaces to complete the cut in the sheath and 
 wherein the first and second cutting edges each include a stop, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of: 
 a) engaging the stops with the cut in the sheath; and 
 b) removing a severed portion of the sheath from the wire.